Everything is invented. Language. Childhood. Careers. Relationships. Religion. Philosophy. The future. They are not there for the plucking. They don’t exist in some natural state. They must be invented by people. And that, of course, is a great thing. Don’t mope in your room. Go invent something.

For his time?? He was a renaissance man compared to many more in our time. For those in America, we’re a nation of couch potatoes in large measure. For every inventive mind out there doing constructive things and living a balanced life there are 9 peers who sit around and go through the motions / doing nothing as often as possible. For his time he’s a renaissance man. For our time, given the tools and opportunities we all have, he’d be a certified legend. 😉